Create and share column sets in Final Cut Pro for Mac

With the browser in list view, you can save any combination of column settings as a new custom column set. The column settings include available columns, column order, column width, column visibility, and custom metadata fields.

You can easily copy column sets to another computer, or share them with friends and colleagues so that the same column sets are available in their browser.

Save a column set in the browser

In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, arrange the columns the way you want them to appear in your column set.
See Customize list view.
Control-click any column heading in the browser, then choose Save Column Set As from the shortcut menu.
Enter a name for the column set, then click Save.
The new column set is added to the shortcut menu, in alphabetical order.

Switch between column sets

After you create one or more column sets, you can easily switch between them.

In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose another column set from the shortcut menu.

Edit column sets

In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose Edit Available Columns from the shortcut menu.
In the Column Set Editor window, do any of the following:
- Create a column set: Click the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner and choose New Column Set, then enter a name for the new set.
- Edit a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you want to edit, then select the properties you want to include in the set from the Property list. You can also use the Properties pop-up menu and the search field at the top of the window to filter and search for metadata to include in the Property list.
  You can add any metadata properties to a column set, including custom metadata fields. See View and change clip metadata in Final Cut Pro for Mac and Modify metadata views in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
  Note: The Default Column Set can’t be modified. To make a new version of the Default Column Set, edit a duplicate set.
- Duplicate a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you want to duplicate, then click the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner and choose Duplicate Column Set. Enter a name for the new set, then click OK.
- Delete a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you want to delete, then click the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner and choose Delete Column Set.

Restore the default set of columns in the browser

In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose Default Column Set from the shortcut menu.

Share a column set

In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose Reveal in Finder from the shortcut menu.
The Column Sets folder, with all the custom column sets you created, opens in the Finder.
In the Finder, select the column set file, then choose File > Compress.
Note: Compressing the file prevents any change to the column set during transit.
Transfer the resulting ZIP file to your friend or colleague using email or another convenient method.
On the receiving Mac, double-click the ZIP file to open it.
In the Finder, press and hold the Option key and choose Go > Library.
Drag the column set file to the following location in the Library folder:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Column Sets/
The new column set appears in the shortcut menu when you Control-click any column heading in the browser.

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